Norm vs Richard
USA · Open Men · 2 results Norm Thompson
USA · Open Men · 1 result Richard Ikonomos
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Norm: Houston 2026, Open Men · Richard: Houston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Norm and Richard sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Norm: strongest on Pull (faster than 63% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 24%).Richard: strongest on Pull (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 29%).
See the numbers
| Part | Norm: faster than | Richard: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 27% | 29% |
| Push | 38% | 39% |
| Pull | 63% | 98% |
| BBJ | 40% | 36% |
| Row | 30% | 56% |
| Carry | 24% | 43% |
| Lunges | 47% | 48% |
| Wall balls | 38% | 41% |
| Roxzone | 41% | 51% |
| Runs | 48% | 35% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Norm | Richard |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 27% | 29% |
| Sled push | 38% | 39% |
| Sled pull | 63% | 98% |
| Burpee broad jump | 40% | 36% |
| Row | 30% | 56% |
| Farmers carry | 24% | 43% |
| Sandbag lunges | 47% | 48% |
| Wall balls | 38% | 41% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 41% | 51% |
| Runs (8 km) | 48% | 35% |
The share of their own field each athlete beat on that segment, at the race named on the left. Higher is better; green marks the better of the two. A dash means no split was published.
Those races as one bar each
This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Norm · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 44:46 running, 42:34 at the stations and 8:57 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:42).Below, Richard · Houston 2026 · Open Men: 47:59 running, 39:59 at the stations and 8:20 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:23).
See the numbers
| Part | Norm · Houston 2026 · Open Men | Richard · Houston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:40 | 6:28 |
| SkiErg | 4:55 | 4:54 |
| Run 2 | 5:20 | 5:30 |
| Sled push | 3:30 | 3:29 |
| Run 3 | 5:21 | 5:39 |
| Sled pull | 5:19 | 3:39 |
| Run 4 | 5:29 | 5:27 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:22 | 6:35 |
| Run 5 | 5:57 | 6:02 |
| Row | 5:17 | 4:56 |
| Run 6 | 5:17 | 5:59 |
| Farmers carry | 2:42 | 2:21 |
| Run 7 | 5:40 | 6:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:47 | 5:43 |
| Run 8 | 6:02 | 6:44 |
| Wall balls | 8:42 | 8:23 |
| Roxzone | 8:57 | 8:20 |
| Finish | 1:36:11 | 1:36:12 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Norm | Richard | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston 2026 Open Men · 26 Mar 2026 | 1:36:11 | 1:36:12 | 0:01 · Norm faster |
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